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or saving benghazi, i think it is helpful. that's the sort of debate that is going on. i told you something about american foreign policy. we can't walk away from this don't make drastic decisions and pull back because of this crisis. there's a battle going on within arab countries, muslim countries, it's going to be their own battle and we have to understand we don't want to support the ones who are the extremists who will have the advantage if we do. >> brown: very interesting developments, shibley telhami and lawrence pintak, thank you very much. >> pleasure. >> woodruff: still to come on the newshour: hazing on college campuses; a syrian town caught in the crossfire; the presidential contest as romney releases tax forms; plus, shields and brooks. but first, the other news of the day. here's kwame holman. >> holman: all 33,000 u.s. troop sent to afghanistan as part of a military surge now have left the country. the official announcement came today from defense secretary leon panetta. president obama ordered the extra forces
or saving benghazi, i think it is helpful. that's the sort of debate that is going on. i told you something about american foreign policy. we can't walk away from this don't make drastic decisions and pull back because of this crisis. there's a battle going on within arab countries, muslim countries, it's going to be their own battle and we have to understand we don't want to support the ones who are the extremists who will have the advantage if we do. >> brown: very interesting...
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consulates in benghazi. and a game changer this week to hear that it wasn't just spontaneous after a protest, but there were terrorists involved and intelligence sources are telling fox news, that a hundred militants took part in that assault last week. fbi agents are on the ground and looking into whether in fact the attack was an inside job. national security correspondent jennifer griffin's all over this, live in washington with more, hi, jen. >> hi, jamie, well, a fbi team assigned to investigate the murder of u.s. ambassador chris stevens is looking into whether the group of about a hundred attackers armed with rocket propelled grenades had inside help from the private security contractors who the state department had hired to guard inside the benghazi consulate. senator susan collins asked the director of the international counterterrorism center matthew olson this very question at a committee hearing this week. the state department hired blue mountain group, a private security group out of wales to ve
consulates in benghazi. and a game changer this week to hear that it wasn't just spontaneous after a protest, but there were terrorists involved and intelligence sources are telling fox news, that a hundred militants took part in that assault last week. fbi agents are on the ground and looking into whether in fact the attack was an inside job. national security correspondent jennifer griffin's all over this, live in washington with more, hi, jen. >> hi, jamie, well, a fbi team assigned to...
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another version of exactly what went down in libya nearly two weeks ago. >> what happened in benghazi was a terrorist attack. >> the confusion started on september 12. >> no acts of terror what other shake this nation. >> top officials spent the next week insisting they could not say it was a terror attack and suggested it was more likely a spontaneous reaction to an anti-muslim film. >> in fact, this was not a preplanned, premeditated attack. >> i will not put labels on this until we have a complete investigation. >> our interest is in finding the facts of what happened, not taking what we have read in the newspaper in making bold assertions. >> even when carney flipped his thinking and told reporters it was self evident there was a terror attack within a couple of hours, the president was asked whether it was terror and would not directly answer. >> we are still doing an investigation. there will be different circumstances in different countries. i do not want to speak on anything until we have more information. >> the ping-pong answers coupled with a closed door briefing, the senat
another version of exactly what went down in libya nearly two weeks ago. >> what happened in benghazi was a terrorist attack. >> the confusion started on september 12. >> no acts of terror what other shake this nation. >> top officials spent the next week insisting they could not say it was a terror attack and suggested it was more likely a spontaneous reaction to an anti-muslim film. >> in fact, this was not a preplanned, premeditated attack. >> i will not...
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fresh protest erupted in benghazi. you are looking in video in focts news. two people were kill several others injured in the protest. hello, i am uma live from the nation's capitol we have complete analysis coming up. my one on one with senator john mccain and top lawmakeros both sides of the aisles. members of the intelligence services and foreign affairs committee. america's news headquarters starts right now. >> we begin with new information on the investigation of murders of four americans in libya. national security correspondent jennifer griffin is live with those details . what can you tell us? >> an f.b.i. team assign to the murder of ambassador chris stevens and three others is lookking into whether the group of 100 attackers had inside help from the private security contractors whom the state department had hire to guard inside of the benghazi conflict. susan collins asked the national counter terrorism the question in a committee hearing this week. the state department hired blue mountain group out of wales to vet and hire locall guards. the cont
fresh protest erupted in benghazi. you are looking in video in focts news. two people were kill several others injured in the protest. hello, i am uma live from the nation's capitol we have complete analysis coming up. my one on one with senator john mccain and top lawmakeros both sides of the aisles. members of the intelligence services and foreign affairs committee. america's news headquarters starts right now. >> we begin with new information on the investigation of murders of four...
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consulate in benghazi. people taking to the streets yesterday in the thousands, demanding democracy. but more importantly, demanding an end to these extremist militias whom people and the government here say were in fact behind that attack that took ambassador stevens' life and the life of three other americans. what happened is that at night on friday hundreds of these pro-democracy demonstrators began taking the situation into their own hands and storming various headquarters of known extremists militias in the city of benghazi, including the headquarters of the militia. and the libyan government says it has detained individuals who are part of the association on the u.s. consulate, although they say the group as a whole was not behind that assault. >> cnn's arwa damon reporting there. >>> it's getting close. just 45 days until election day, president obama back on the campaign trail in wisconsin. >> barack obama! >> he held a rally this just the last hour in milwaukee. and earlier today he held a couple
consulate in benghazi. people taking to the streets yesterday in the thousands, demanding democracy. but more importantly, demanding an end to these extremist militias whom people and the government here say were in fact behind that attack that took ambassador stevens' life and the life of three other americans. what happened is that at night on friday hundreds of these pro-democracy demonstrators began taking the situation into their own hands and storming various headquarters of known...
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consulate in benghazi that killed u.s. ambassador chris stevens and three others. >> arthel: republican vice presidential nominee paul ryan is campaigning in florida. meanwhile, vice president biden holding an events in new hampshire. >> rick: gruesome scene in western mexico. officials saying they have found seven mutilated bodies in a part of the country plagued by battles between various drug gangs. >> arthel: iran's president on his way to the united states right now. he boarded alain in tehran bound from new york city where he will address the u.n. general assembly meeting on tuesday. rick leventhal is live in jerusalem. >> war will occur, it's just not clear where or when, according to iran's top military commander who says his army is ready and israel will be destroyed if it attempts to strike iran's nuclear facilities. these warnings come as iran's president, ahmadinejab, makes his way new york tore the -- for the u.n. general assembly. ahmadinejab denies reports that his country is building an atom bomb, claiming
consulate in benghazi that killed u.s. ambassador chris stevens and three others. >> arthel: republican vice presidential nominee paul ryan is campaigning in florida. meanwhile, vice president biden holding an events in new hampshire. >> rick: gruesome scene in western mexico. officials saying they have found seven mutilated bodies in a part of the country plagued by battles between various drug gangs. >> arthel: iran's president on his way to the united states right now. he...
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. >> of benghazi? >> we don't know otherwise. we have no information to suggest that it was a preplanned attack. unrest we've seen around the region has been in reaction to a video that muslims, many muslims find offensive. while the violence is reprehensible and unjustified it is not a reaction to the 9/11 anniversary that we know of or to u.s. policy. >> the group in benghazi post was well armed and well coordinated attack. do you think it was a spontaneous protest against the movie? >> jon: that was last week. jay carney holding firm on the white house position that the in libya that killedn the u.s. four americans was the result of a spontaneous riots over a youtube video. as we discussed last week the media parroted that position. this week the story took a different turn. >> this is a fox news alert. we begin with fox news exclusive. intelligence sources that the attack on consulate was directly tied to al-qaeda. we've received word just within the last few minutes that they think one person may be tied and may have led the
. >> of benghazi? >> we don't know otherwise. we have no information to suggest that it was a preplanned attack. unrest we've seen around the region has been in reaction to a video that muslims, many muslims find offensive. while the violence is reprehensible and unjustified it is not a reaction to the 9/11 anniversary that we know of or to u.s. policy. >> the group in benghazi post was well armed and well coordinated attack. do you think it was a spontaneous protest against...
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that is when a peaceful rally in benghazi turned violent. that is when various militia compounds were hit. targeted group, you folks have mentioned. a group suspected of having a strong tie to the killing of stevens and three other americans. after the protestors ransacked that compound. that militia overnight they went on target at least one other militia with closer formalized ties to thet. that is when much of the casualties occurred. for its part, they declared their innocence but they are evacuating the city of benghazi to preserve security there. again, it is the insecurity created by the militias that the people are upset about. they are upset about the death of stevens and other americans but upset about a string of incidents. that is what brought them out in the streets and thousands yesterday. a peaceful protest against security. experts remind us one day of action will not be enough to rein in the militants, to rein in the islamists but this is a beginning and certainly hearing some of the pro-american sentiment honoring the late
that is when a peaceful rally in benghazi turned violent. that is when various militia compounds were hit. targeted group, you folks have mentioned. a group suspected of having a strong tie to the killing of stevens and three other americans. after the protestors ransacked that compound. that militia overnight they went on target at least one other militia with closer formalized ties to thet. that is when much of the casualties occurred. for its part, they declared their innocence but they are...
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we start in libya where new fighting in benghazi has left the city in chaos. it's not the libyans who support the u.s. who are under siege. it's the radical islamic group that is tied to the atang that killed the u.s. ambassador and three others ten days ago. hundreds of pro u.s. libyans ma marched and took over the extremist headquarters. arwa damon is on the ground in benghazi and shows us how these citizen militias have gone on the offense and have the radicals on the run. but the battle isn't over yet. >> there was an initial sense of euphoria, people saying that this is the real libya. cleansed of extremists by its own people. but the situation quickly turned sinister. >> boom, boom, boom. >> be careful. >> wait. >> there's gunfire. >> just on the other side of this wall is the second location that we're told is being struck tonight. but contrary to what we witnessed at the first place, here, there seems to be something of a gun battle going ob. we are hearing sporadic gun fire as well as other small explosions. the location, it would turn out, is actuall
we start in libya where new fighting in benghazi has left the city in chaos. it's not the libyans who support the u.s. who are under siege. it's the radical islamic group that is tied to the atang that killed the u.s. ambassador and three others ten days ago. hundreds of pro u.s. libyans ma marched and took over the extremist headquarters. arwa damon is on the ground in benghazi and shows us how these citizen militias have gone on the offense and have the radicals on the run. but the battle...
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that are creating anarchy in cities like benghazi. one protester said did he not want to begin people in his country walking the streets looking like the taliban. back to you in new york. >> thanks so much for the update. >> a tale of two different countries and the response to this thing. it's been interesting to watch as unfolded a day of love. officials there in pakistan saying we have got to stop, this we are burning our own stuff. you are going into our own banks. you are burning our own banks and cars. this sour own stuff. >> it's wonderful to see the libyan people stand up and try to push this militia out after what happened to you are u.s. ambassador. what happened our own approach and how we have handled the crisis there and the situation. it has not been so smooth. certainly not been so positive. let's take a look back at how the obama administration has handled what happened in libya and the ilg of our own u.s. ambassador and some very mixed messages. >> we have no information to suggest that it was a pre-planned attack. it
that are creating anarchy in cities like benghazi. one protester said did he not want to begin people in his country walking the streets looking like the taliban. back to you in new york. >> thanks so much for the update. >> a tale of two different countries and the response to this thing. it's been interesting to watch as unfolded a day of love. officials there in pakistan saying we have got to stop, this we are burning our own stuff. you are going into our own banks. you are...
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consulate in benghazi. people take together streets yesterday in the thousands, demanding democracy, but more importantly demanding an end to these extremist militias whom people and the government here say were in fact behind the attack that took ambassador stevens' life and the life of three other americans. what happened is that at night on friday hundreds of these pro-democracy demonstrators began taking the situation into their own hands and storming various headquarters of known extremist militias in the city of benghazi, including the headquarters of the militia known as ansar al sharia, and if you'll remember the libyan government has said it has detained individuals who are part of ansar al sharia, an association with the attack on the u.s. consulate, although they say the group as a whole was not behind that assault. we were with libyans as they went through the compound, the ansar al sharia compound. they were not carrying weapons. they torched a vehicle. they said this is the real libya, a libya
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>> first of all, obviously we mourn the loss of the americans who were killed in benghazi. but i think it is important to understand that that is not representative of the attitudes of the libyan people towards america. >> bill: he went on and on and on o, mr. hernandez, not answering the question at all. the exact same thing he does when doesn't want to answer a question. we mourn the dead and sorry it happened but the muslims are not all bad and it was this dopey movie. the fact remains that the univision anchor asked a legitimate question. the state department was warned. everybody knew there could be trouble. security was not up and why wasn't it up. you can't get an answer, mr. hernandez is her hernandez. isn't that frustrating to you? >> it is forne note that we are interested in -- important to note that we are interested. >> bill: i think americans foe that hispanic americans aresterred in things every other american is interested in. >> you can't blame him because somebody was murdered. >> bill: if they knew there was going to be trouble and they didn't put extra s
>> first of all, obviously we mourn the loss of the americans who were killed in benghazi. but i think it is important to understand that that is not representative of the attitudes of the libyan people towards america. >> bill: he went on and on and on o, mr. hernandez, not answering the question at all. the exact same thing he does when doesn't want to answer a question. we mourn the dead and sorry it happened but the muslims are not all bad and it was this dopey movie. the fact...
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these militias that fought in the revolution carved out their own areas especially in benghazi. people in that part of the country were extremely worried these militias were becoming more powerful and dangerous and operating on their own with the attack of the ambassador and u.s. consulate was from the militias that became more brazen and show their force. that scared and angered people who wanted these militias part of a national party and police force. yesterday, a big rally was called for. a lot of these people came out to the streets, by some estimates as many as 10,000. they gathered on called on these militias to hand over their weapons and hand over the national army and police force. they went to the headquarters of this particular militia, this one believed to have close links to al qaeda and essentially stormed the compound, forcing the members of that militia to flee and now the members of that militia have been dispersed, unfortunately with their weapons. what made this so dangerous, as they went to other militias, some of them shot at the protesters, there are repor
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claims that terrorists are responsible. >> what happened in benghazi was a terrorist attack, and we will not rest until we have tracked down and brought to justice the terrorists who murdered four americans. >> nbc has more live from kabul. atia, what's the latest fallout from the protesters as we're watching, monitoring these from different places? >> reporter: hi there, thomas. well, obviously there's still outrage when it comes to the anti-islamic film and the cartoons that were published in france. as we saw in libya, according to reports, tens of thousands of libyans actually attacked the terrorist group that seems to be responsible for the death of four americans on september 11 of this year, including ambassador chris stevens. showing that the libyans were not okay with what they did, for killing those americans, and showing they didn't want to resort to violence on each other. and they wanted to stand in unity with their new government. also, if other countries throughout the middle east and the muslim world, we saw a lot of peaceful protests yesterday. many people were expecting
claims that terrorists are responsible. >> what happened in benghazi was a terrorist attack, and we will not rest until we have tracked down and brought to justice the terrorists who murdered four americans. >> nbc has more live from kabul. atia, what's the latest fallout from the protesters as we're watching, monitoring these from different places? >> reporter: hi there, thomas. well, obviously there's still outrage when it comes to the anti-islamic film and the cartoons that...
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. >> that group has denied any involvement but some benghazi citizens apparently want that compound turned over to government troops. eight people, including some members of that radical group have been arrested in connection with the consulate attack. >> now to politics and presidential taxes -- no, we're not talking about the candidates' tax plans or mitt romney's comments on the 47% of americans who pay no federal income taxes. instead we're specifically talking about how much mitt romney paid himself. his campaign released his 2011 f tax return and romney paid almost $2 million in taxes off an income of almost $14 million, a 14.1% rate. so why the low rate? the majority of romney's income came from investments. in fact, all but about half a million of it. here's what the obama campaign had to say afterwards. "mitt romney took advantage of complex loopholes and tax shelters only available to those at the top." >> the romney campaign released a letter with numbers from the last 20 years of taxes, no returns, just a summary. basically it said that the romneys owed taxes for the last 20 ye
. >> that group has denied any involvement but some benghazi citizens apparently want that compound turned over to government troops. eight people, including some members of that radical group have been arrested in connection with the consulate attack. >> now to politics and presidential taxes -- no, we're not talking about the candidates' tax plans or mitt romney's comments on the 47% of americans who pay no federal income taxes. instead we're specifically talking about how much...
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. >> that group has denied any involvement but some benghazi citizens apparently want that compound turned over to government troops. eight people, including some members of that radical group have been arrested in connection with the consulate attack. >> now to politics and presidential taxes -- no, we're not talking about the candidates' tax plans or mitt romney's comments on the 47% of americans who pay no federal income taxes. instead we're specifically talking about how much mitt romney paid himself. his campaign released his 2011 f tax return and romney paid almost $2 million in taxes off an income of almost $14 million, a 14.1% rate. so why the low rate? the majority of romney's income came from investments. in fact, all but about half a million of it. here's what the obama campaign had to say afterwards. "mitt romney took advantage of complex loopholes and tax shelters only available to those at the top." >> the romney campaign released a letter with numbers from the last 20 years of taxes, no returns, just a summary. basically it said that the romneys owed taxes for the last 20 ye
. >> that group has denied any involvement but some benghazi citizens apparently want that compound turned over to government troops. eight people, including some members of that radical group have been arrested in connection with the consulate attack. >> now to politics and presidential taxes -- no, we're not talking about the candidates' tax plans or mitt romney's comments on the 47% of americans who pay no federal income taxes. instead we're specifically talking about how much...
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glen dougherty and tyrone woods were in benghazi working security. sources tell cnn dougherty and woods were in another part of the city when they got word that the consulate was under attack. the men went to the consulate, rounded up the staff and recovered the body of the first victim, sean smith. military officials say it was during a second, more intense attack that doherty and woods were killed. >>> the obama campaign says mitt romney is still holding back critical information about his finances. yesterday, the republican presidential candidate released some of his tax documents, including his full 2011 tax return. it shows that he made $13.7 million last year and paid nearly two million in federal income taxes, because romney's income came largely from investments, he's taxed at a lower rate, 14.1%. the documents also show the romneys dominated more than $4 million to charity. but they only claimed about half of that as deductions to conform with romney's earlier statement that he's never paid less than 13% in income taxes over the last decade.
glen dougherty and tyrone woods were in benghazi working security. sources tell cnn dougherty and woods were in another part of the city when they got word that the consulate was under attack. the men went to the consulate, rounded up the staff and recovered the body of the first victim, sean smith. military officials say it was during a second, more intense attack that doherty and woods were killed. >>> the obama campaign says mitt romney is still holding back critical information...
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consulate in benghazi. people taking to the streets yesterday in the thousands demanding democracy, but more importantly, demanding an end to these extremist militias whom people and the government here say were behind that attack that took the lives of four americans. at night on friday, hundreds of these pro democracy demonstrators began taking situations into their own hands and storming various headquarters of known militias in the city of benghazi, including the headquarters of the militia, and if you'll remember, the libyan government has said that it has detained individuals who are part of that group in association with the attack on the u.s. consulate although they say the group as a whole was not behind that assault. >> thank you so much for that reporting. meantime, president barack obama and u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton will be heading to new york next week for a meeting of the u.n. general assembly. the violence in the muslim world will likely be high on their talking points. they sa
consulate in benghazi. people taking to the streets yesterday in the thousands demanding democracy, but more importantly, demanding an end to these extremist militias whom people and the government here say were behind that attack that took the lives of four americans. at night on friday, hundreds of these pro democracy demonstrators began taking situations into their own hands and storming various headquarters of known militias in the city of benghazi, including the headquarters of the...
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have been killed and many injured in libya after clashes between demonstrators and militia groups in benghazi. thousands of people marched peacefully to support democracy and i danced —— against armed militias. mitt romney has lifted the unit on his finances in a bid to counter allegations he pays too little tax. he and his wife earned millions of dollars in 2011 and paid at a rate of just over 1a% dollars in 2011 and paid at a rate ofjust over 1a% in tax. dale cregan has appeared in court and made a large security operation. as well as the murders of fiona bone and nicola hughes, he has been charged with the murders of a father and son and reece four attempted murders. a 15—year—old boy was also arrested but was released on bail. now it is time for click. ijust now it is time for click. i just can't get a signal. now it is time for click. ijust can't get a signal. hello. is there anywhere where we can deliver pizza? finally hooked up to the net. this week, click travels to the brazilian rainforest to discover what the amazonians think about their first what the amazonians think about
have been killed and many injured in libya after clashes between demonstrators and militia groups in benghazi. thousands of people marched peacefully to support democracy and i danced —— against armed militias. mitt romney has lifted the unit on his finances in a bid to counter allegations he pays too little tax. he and his wife earned millions of dollars in 2011 and paid at a rate of just over 1a% dollars in 2011 and paid at a rate ofjust over 1a% in tax. dale cregan has appeared in court...
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elizabeth palmer is in benghazi this morning. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. well it's a quiet morning in benghazi but that's an uneasy quiet after this citizens protest against the parra military overnight turned into a violent showdown. it started as a simple protest. the people of benghazi coming together to send a message to the armed groups who control their city, and who attacked america's consulate ten days ago killing ambassador chris stevens. the message is we had enough. overhead libya's military showed support for the crowd. things remained peaceful until after dark when core groups of protesters decided to enforce their message. they besieged several of the militia bases that dot the city and pushed them out. then they got into their cars and headed out to the suburbs to the main parra military base and that's when things got ugly. in the case of forced entry, looting and the militia fighters melting away into the night there was shooting in all directions. there were casualties, that much is clear but we still don't know how many were wounded or k
elizabeth palmer is in benghazi this morning. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. well it's a quiet morning in benghazi but that's an uneasy quiet after this citizens protest against the parra military overnight turned into a violent showdown. it started as a simple protest. the people of benghazi coming together to send a message to the armed groups who control their city, and who attacked america's consulate ten days ago killing ambassador chris stevens. the message is we...
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. >> reporter: in benghazi, the birthplace of libya's revolution, thousands took to the streets demanding dozens of the country's militias be dismantled. >> we have to make just one army in libya. >> reporter: what began as a peaceful protest ended in a clash with armed groups that came to dominate the city in response to the september 11 attack of the u.s. consulate that killed four americans, they stormed a group they claim was involved in the assault. within hours protesters in the compound forced militia members to flee. at least 11 protesters were killed and dozens injured in clashes. cnn reports it found a copy of ambassador stevens's personal journal after the attack and that stevens wrote about how he feared for his life in the newly liberated country. his step-father tells nbc news tonight the report that he, quote, feared for his life, didn't sound like something he would write. american embassies remain on high alert in the wake of protests over the anti-islam film posted on youtube this month. in pakistan the death toll rose to more than 20 today. violent clashes between polic
. >> reporter: in benghazi, the birthplace of libya's revolution, thousands took to the streets demanding dozens of the country's militias be dismantled. >> we have to make just one army in libya. >> reporter: what began as a peaceful protest ended in a clash with armed groups that came to dominate the city in response to the september 11 attack of the u.s. consulate that killed four americans, they stormed a group they claim was involved in the assault. within hours...
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glen doherty and tyrone woods both former navy s.e.a.l.s were in benghazi working security. sources tell cnn doherty and woods were in another part of the city when they got word the consulate was under attack. the men went to the consulate, rounded up the staff and then recovered the body of the first victim, sean smith. military officials say it was during a second, more intense attack that doherty and woods were killed. >>> one of mitt romney's former rivals is giving him some interesting advice about the upcoming debates. hmm, it says here that cheerios helps lower cholesterol as part of a heart healthy diet. that's true. ...but you still have to go to the gym. ♪ the one and only, cheerios ...but you still have to go to the gym. see life in the best light. [music] transitions® lenses automatically filter just the right amount of light. so you see everything the way it's meant to be seen. experience life well lit, ask for transitions adaptive lenses. nothing complicated about a pair of 10 inch hose clamp pliers. you know what's complicated? shipping. shipping's complic
glen doherty and tyrone woods both former navy s.e.a.l.s were in benghazi working security. sources tell cnn doherty and woods were in another part of the city when they got word the consulate was under attack. the men went to the consulate, rounded up the staff and then recovered the body of the first victim, sean smith. military officials say it was during a second, more intense attack that doherty and woods were killed. >>> one of mitt romney's former rivals is giving him some...
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elizabeth palmer is in benghazi this morning. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. well it's a quiet morning in benghazi but that's an uneasy quiet after this citizens protest against the parra military overnight turned into a violent showdown. it started as a simple protest. the people of benghazi coming together to send a message to the armed groups who control their city, and who attacked america's consulate ten days ago killing ambassador chris stevens. the message is we had enough. overhead libya's military showed support for the crowd. things remained peaceful until after dark when core groups of protesters decided to enforce their message. they besieged several of the militia bases that dot the city and pushed them out. then they got into their cars and headed out to the suburbs to the main parra military base and that's when things got ugly. in the case of forced entry, looting and the militia fighters melting away into the night there was shooting in all directions. there were casualties, that much is clear but we still don't know how many were wounded or k
elizabeth palmer is in benghazi this morning. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. well it's a quiet morning in benghazi but that's an uneasy quiet after this citizens protest against the parra military overnight turned into a violent showdown. it started as a simple protest. the people of benghazi coming together to send a message to the armed groups who control their city, and who attacked america's consulate ten days ago killing ambassador chris stevens. the message is we...
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glen dougherty and tyrone woods were in benghazi working security. sources tell cnn dougherty and woods were in another part of the city when they got word that the consulate was under attack. the men went to the consulate, rounded up the staff and recovered the body of the first victim, sean smith. military officials say it was during a second, more intense attack that doherty and woods were killed. >>> the obama campaign says mitt romney is still holding back critical information about his finances. yesterday, the republican presidential candidate released some of his tax documents, including his full 2011 tax return. it shows that he made $13.7 million last year and paid nearly two million in federal income taxes, because romney's income came largely from investments, he's taxed at a lower rate, 14.1%. the documents also show the romneys dominated more than $4 million to charity. but they only claimed about half of that as deductions to conform with romney's earlier statement that he's never paid less than 13% in income taxes over the last decade.
glen dougherty and tyrone woods were in benghazi working security. sources tell cnn dougherty and woods were in another part of the city when they got word that the consulate was under attack. the men went to the consulate, rounded up the staff and recovered the body of the first victim, sean smith. military officials say it was during a second, more intense attack that doherty and woods were killed. >>> the obama campaign says mitt romney is still holding back critical information...
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our correspondent is on the ground in benghazi. >> reporter: there was an initial sense of euphoria. people saying that this is the real libya, cleansed of extremists by its own people. but the situation quickly turned sinister. >> yeah, yeah, be careful. >> down the road there -- >> yeah, yeah. >> over here on the left-hand side. >> there is gunfire at a second location. this is the second location. just on the other side of this wall is the second location that we are told is being struck tonight. but contrary to what we witnessed at the first place, here, there seems to be something of a gun battle going on. we are hearing sporadic gunfire as well as other small explosions. the location is actually the headquarters of a battalion backed by the government. government officials came out on tv trying to urge for calm and tell people that this is not an extremist militia, but it seems few were listening. and this here is where the situation in libya gets incredibly murky. the compound that we're hearing the gunfire surrounding is battalion headquarters. her a part of the february 17th
our correspondent is on the ground in benghazi. >> reporter: there was an initial sense of euphoria. people saying that this is the real libya, cleansed of extremists by its own people. but the situation quickly turned sinister. >> yeah, yeah, be careful. >> down the road there -- >> yeah, yeah. >> over here on the left-hand side. >> there is gunfire at a second location. this is the second location. just on the other side of this wall is the second location...
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libya as protesters stormed several militia compound as the crowd that was angry about the takes in benghazi. >>> suing theater owners, the first suit following the massacre that left 12 people dead and dozens wounded. >>> a 400 pound tiger mauled a man when the guy jumped off the moving monorail and into the den. that man is now expected to face criminal charges. back to politics. >>> gop vice-presidential nominee paul ryan went on the attack this morning going after president obama's remarks earlier this week on changing washington. right now, paul ryan is in orlando where he will be speaking in less than an hour. when that happens, we will bring it to you live here on msnbc. first, let's check in with msnbc's ron motte, who travels with paul ryan in the convention hall. good saturday to you, sir. >> reporter: they there, craig. good saturday to you as well. this campaign has realized they've been on their heels too long the last 10 to 14 days and want to reverse their fortunes. paul ryan did that in miami and in a big way for hispanic voters and want to get that voter support. he went to
libya as protesters stormed several militia compound as the crowd that was angry about the takes in benghazi. >>> suing theater owners, the first suit following the massacre that left 12 people dead and dozens wounded. >>> a 400 pound tiger mauled a man when the guy jumped off the moving monorail and into the den. that man is now expected to face criminal charges. back to politics. >>> gop vice-presidential nominee paul ryan went on the attack this morning going after...
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a crowd attacked the base of an islamic militia in benghazi in support of the u.s., they were angry about the murder of the four americans. in fact the protesters drove the militia out of the city. joining me now is general jack jacobs, it's good to have you here. as we talk about these protesters driving out this militia group and we can see the anger that they are now organizing as a country against these people that killed our four americans, this militia was a militia that we were originally these militia were working with the ouster of gadhafi, correct? >> yes, revolutions are really messy things. it was more than just a protest. as you said they drove these guys out. and the crowds actually burned down several headquarters of several different militant groups. ostensibly these were spontaneous reactions to the death of ambassador stephens. we have to remember that there's a contest for dominance in this area of libya. one way to get rid of the guys who are opposed to you, make your life a little bit difficult if they gain a foothold is to drive them out. that's exactly what they did
a crowd attacked the base of an islamic militia in benghazi in support of the u.s., they were angry about the murder of the four americans. in fact the protesters drove the militia out of the city. joining me now is general jack jacobs, it's good to have you here. as we talk about these protesters driving out this militia group and we can see the anger that they are now organizing as a country against these people that killed our four americans, this militia was a militia that we were...